diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/FileWatcher.cpp b/src/openrct2/core/FileWatcher.cpp
index a9b7d853a7..d48b47ef0b 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/FileWatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/FileWatcher.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ FileWatcher::WatchDescriptor::~WatchDescriptor()
 FileWatcher::FileWatcher(const std::string &directoryPath)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
+    _path = directoryPath;
     _directoryHandle = CreateFileA(directoryPath.c_str(), FILE_LIST_DIRECTORY, FILE_SHARE_READ, nullptr, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, nullptr);
     if (_directoryHandle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     {
@@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ void FileWatcher::WatchDirectory()
 
                 std::wstring fileNameW(notifyInfo->FileName, notifyInfo->FileNameLength / sizeof(wchar_t));
                 auto fileName = String::ToUtf8(fileNameW);
-                onFileChanged(fileName);
+                auto path = fs::path(_path) / fs::path(fileName);
+                onFileChanged(path.u8string());
             }
             while (notifyInfo->NextEntryOffset != 0);
         }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/FileWatcher.h b/src/openrct2/core/FileWatcher.h
index 0c1dc23750..da3fb0b9c0 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/FileWatcher.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/FileWatcher.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class FileWatcher
 private:
     std::thread _watchThread;
 #ifdef _WIN32
+    std::string _path;
     HANDLE _directoryHandle{};
 #else
     struct FileDescriptor
diff --git a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp
index a0f4e7cbdc..50f0dfe720 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::AutoReloadPlugins()
             auto findResult = std::find_if(_plugins.begin(), _plugins.end(),
                 [&path](const std::shared_ptr<Plugin>& plugin)
                 {
-                    return path == plugin->GetPath();
+                    return Path::Equals(path, plugin->GetPath());
                 });
             if (findResult != _plugins.end())
             {